US setting new Covid records amid virus surge

A medical worker conducts a Covid test in Auburn, Washington, amid a powerful surge in cases of the disease in the US (Ted S. Warren/AP)

The US hit a record number of coronavirus hospital admissions on Tuesday and surpassed one million new confirmed cases for just the first 10 days of November amid a surge that shows no signs of slowing.

The new wave appears bigger and more widespread than the surges of the spring and summer — and threatens to be worse.